there are no markings. Any help would be appreciated
Attachments
Images (2)
Original Post
Replies sorted oldest to newest
Possibly made by Marx.
Marx made two brightly lithographed, very common, tunnels...that is neither. I do not think that is Marx. But have no other guess..
Well, I took a look and came up somewhat emptied handed as well. The first thing that came to my mind was Ives, but the only thing I could find about was a paper mache tunnel. Lionel made a copper tunnel in the 1920's, and as Colorado Hirailer said Marx's were brightly colored. I tried looking up Ward Kimball's collection(somewhere I have the CTT's with his collection floating around here) and the only thing I could come up with was a picture that had the Lionel tunnel in the background of the standard gauge trains. I would say ask this over in the Tinplate forum and get a picture of both sides of the tunnel as well. It might also be helpful to have the dimensions included so it gives a footprint to how big it is. It is more likely that someone in there would definitely be able to shed light on this.
Would be better posted in the Tinplate section. A better picture of how the two pieces go together would help, but from what I see, I think it's a JC Schrey.
Steve
Look here for more pictures (the OP does not want you to now it is on EBAY?):
http://www.ebay.com/itm/O-Gaug...f:g:b0gAAOSw8GtZQ~-0
Regards
Fred
That is a Schrey tunnel. They made that one and a winter one.
Steve
Thanks for the help. I was trying to research the company and found one NIP
https://www.ebay.com/itm/371721710559
colorado hirailer posted:Marx made two brightly lithographed, very common, tunnels...
...along with one that's a little less common.
Attachments
Is the paint original? Could be it is a stripped down and repainted Marx?
Dominic Mazoch posted:Is the paint original? Could be it is a stripped down and repainted Marx?
The paint is in fair shape on it, but it is a original JC Schrey. Here is a JC Schrey in winter colors.
Steve
Attachments
Images (1)
Steve knows all things tin and he can probably answer this question. Did this company subcontract to Lionel or did they sell their own product line? I can't seem to find anything on the company.
Dominic Mazoch posted:Is the paint original? Could be it is a stripped down and repainted Marx?
It's not Marx. The stamping and the shape are totally different.
I'm not able to look fit it now, but I seem to recal a article in the TCA website.
I checked the TCA search and nothing came back on "Schrey"
So was this found out what exactly it is?
Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:That is a Schrey tunnel. They made that one and a winter one.
Steve
Dave. It was determined to be a Schrey. I can't find anything on the company. I don't know if the produced there own stuff or subcontracted to lionel
Hmm, may not be much documented on the internet, maybe check the Library of Congress. Sure that there would be something floating on there. If not there, maybe the Toy Train Museum in PA? I didn't get down there when we were out that way last year to the Pennsylvania Railroad Museum(Or is it the Museum of the Pennsylvania Railroad). I always say it the wrong way.
